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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 30, 482-484, Copyright © 1984 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Effects of residual liquid junction potential in direct potentiometry of potassium

JW Winkelman, C Merritt, WJ Scott, A Kumar and G Baum

To further the accurate direct potentiometry of plasma electrolyte concentrations, we investigated the effects of solution composition on the residual liquid junction potential (RLJP) during measurement of K+. Assuming that the binding constant between K+ and proteins or bicarbonate is no greater than with Na+, we calculate that the amount of bound K+ can be neglected. A significant RLJP exists between simple solutions containing Na+, K+, and Cl- ions and solutions containing Na+, K+, Cl-, and HCO3- ions. Replacing Cl- with HCO3- leads to an increase in the RLJP, which in turn contributes to a negative error in K+ analysis. A small decrease in RLJP is observed as the ionic strength is increased. The Henderson equation gives a reasonable estimate of the magnitude of the observed RLJP, even though the liquid junction does not meet the conditions under which the equation is rigorously applicable. Errors attributed to RLJP may be substantially minimized by using a calibrator solution that contains an anion with mobility similar to that of HCO3-.




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